# Explosions at Boston Marathon **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 15, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781 "2013-04-15T19:16:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 58
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1141 "2013-04-20T02:01:14Z")
Just found an article saying the Mayor is recuperating from surgery on a broken leg. [http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/what-you-need-to-know-about-boston-mayor-thomas-menino-20130417](http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/what-you-need-to-know-about-boston-mayor-thomas-menino-20130417) ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1142 "2013-04-20T02:01:15Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > It doesn’t sound like the suspect was in any shape to go anywhere. They’re reporting he’s in pretty bad shape. Too bad he’s not missing both fucking legs. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1143 "2013-04-20T02:10:28Z")
> [@Meatros](#): > > If I understand correctly, the cops had already searched the area. So it was “clear” and then the suspect snuck back in. If he’s leaving a blood trail I would have thought dogs would have picked up the scent. They had indications that he was bleeding. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1144 "2013-04-20T02:10:42Z")
> [@Meatros](#): > > If I understand correctly, the cops had already searched the area. So it was “clear” and then the suspect snuck back in. the boat was just outside the perimeter - it had not been searched - they had entered a house that was nearby earlier they had spotted blood near, but apparently the suspect managed to elude them to tthat boat. How he managed to get under a shrinkwrapped tarp is another story altogether - that’s not (generally) an easy thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1145 "2013-04-20T02:12:12Z")
I hope he recovers so he can hear what his uncle thinks about him and his brother. Losers. I’d love to hear the uncle’s reaction to his capture. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1146 "2013-04-20T02:15:28Z")
Capture pic, slightly bloody: [http://twitter.com/hap603/status/325422913647964160/photo/1](http://twitter.com/hap603/status/325422913647964160/photo/1) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1147 "2013-04-20T02:24:57Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > Watching the press conference now…Mayor Thomas Menino is really short… The wheelchair is a distraction he should have used long ago. Usually people notice his speech defect first. 😉 Good guy, recently decided to retire. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1148 "2013-04-20T02:25:00Z")
A couple of minor points: I came up with 84 Franklin street - “walking” down Franklin in Google street view, looking for the distinctive front door. Empty boat trailer in the back yard! Didn’t White Cap escape the shootout? I never heard about his vehicle being located. p.s. I wish I had seen the scanner link earlier - must have been cool as hell to follow in real time. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1149 "2013-04-20T02:27:31Z")
The graphic on WBZ was of 67 Franklin - the Google Maps pic shows an empty boat trailer, but the Zillow imagery shows the boat. The street view matches the other views on TV, too. ---
**Author:** ![Reyemile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1150 "2013-04-20T02:32:31Z")
I went to a bar to get dinner, because my house was out of food and the city was on lockdown so shopping wasn’t on the menu. Folks at the bar were buying rounds for the bar, to celebrate. Two shots of tequila on an empty stomach, and multiple beers later, and I’m completely blitzed. Go Boston. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1151 "2013-04-20T02:50:55Z")
CBS has recorded police scanner transmissions. Of course, they didn’t want to broadcast them until after the suspect was captured, but they’re playing them now that it’s all over. And now they have a still picture of the arrest that has just been released. It shows them giving emergency treatment for his injuries. ---
**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1152 "2013-04-20T02:55:20Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Nifty related [gif](http://i.minus.com/ivTjJKLar47j2.gif). That made me happy. 🙂 Thanks for posting it. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1153 "2013-04-20T02:57:59Z")
> [@simster](#): > > the boat was just outside the perimeter - it had not been searched - they had entered a house that was nearby earlier they had spotted blood near, but apparently the suspect managed to elude them to tthat boat. > > How he managed to get under a shrinkwrapped tarp is another story altogether - that’s not (generally) an easy thing to do. Wait, they SAW BLOOD and couldn’t find him with dogs? I find this very hard to believe. It would be more likely that dogs were not brought in. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1154 "2013-04-20T03:02:14Z")
> [@simster](#): > > How he managed to get under a shrinkwrapped tarp is another story altogether - that’s not (generally) an easy thing to do. He cut a hole in it. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1155 "2013-04-20T03:03:45Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > Wait, they SAW BLOOD and couldn’t find him with dogs? I find this very hard to believe. It would be more likely that dogs were not brought in. Dogs were definitely brought in, but Watertown is 4 mi.², and they were focused on the house to house. ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1156 "2013-04-20T03:04:06Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > He cut a hole in it. Which is why the owner went to take a look inside. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1157 "2013-04-20T03:07:01Z")
> [@splatterpunk](#): > > Which is why the owner went to take a look inside. the news people said he saw blood on the boat and THEN looked in. ---
**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1158 "2013-04-20T03:11:04Z")
Can we expect a comfy cell in ADX Florence for the littlest Tsarnaev once he’s patched up and convicted? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1159 "2013-04-20T03:11:12Z")
> [@splatterpunk](#): > > Which is why the owner went to take a look inside. > [@Magiver](#): > > the news people said he saw blood on the boat and THEN looked in. Earlier I heard it was the owner, but just now they said it was a passerby. I guess we’ll find out eventually. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/1160 "2013-04-20T03:14:15Z")
> [@Mississippienne](#): > > Can we expect a comfy cell in ADX Florence for the littlest Tsarnaev once he’s patched up and convicted? Well, I imagine he’ll go to prison only for a few years and be executed for terrorism eventually. Or, if he’s (un)lucky, prison for the rest of his life. In ADX. Uncomfortably. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781.md?page=57) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781.md?page=59)